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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Harel Itzhaky, Kiriyat Tivon, IL;
Ehud Keinan, Timrat, IL;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/28 ; G01N 3/322 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/28 ; G01N 3/322 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a method of detecting a peroxide-based explosive in a sample suspected of consisting of or comprising such explosive, which method comprises dissolving said sample in a suitable organic solvent, contacting the solution with an aqueous solution of a strong acid capable of decomposing said explosive to release hydrogen peroxide, and contacting the resulting mixture with a peroxidase enzyme. The invention also provides a kit for use in the method of the invention.